• It can happen even faster if you use low-quality discs.

    Yep. I got some no-name DVDs at Kaufland as they were just EUR 1 for a 10-pack. They started having read issues after just 4 years.
    Also, they easily peel apart with just fingers and no effort.

    Edit:
    Packaging: No-name DVD-R packaging. EAN: 4002903012032
    Media ID: MBI 01RG40

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      The worst case I experienced was a disc that disintegrated after a couple years. It got an actual extra hole in it, in a way that looked like somebody spilled acid on it and the acid burned right through the disc. In reality it just lay in my drawer.